THE LATEST BULLETIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20132, 18 December 1928, Page 11

THE LATEST BULLETIN.

MONDAY MORNING REPORT.

KING SLEEPS NATURALLY.

IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED.

Australian Proas Association—United Service (Received December 18, 1.25 a.m.)

LONDON. Dec. 17. The King's doctors, Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir Stanley Hewett and Sir Hugh Rigby, issued the following bulletin at 10.45 a.m. to-day. " His Majesty had a fair night, with sotne natural sleep toward morning. The slight improvement in His Majesty's condition noted yesterday continues." REPORT AT NIGHT. CONDITION NOT CHANGED. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT HOLDS. Australian and N.Z. Press Association (Received December 17, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON. Dec. 17. It was stated authoritatively lato tonight that if the King is able to maintain or perhaps to increase the slight improvement that has taken placo the anxiety will in some measure be allayed. Lord Dawson and Sir Hugh Rigby left the Palace at 8.30 p.m. Sir Stanley Hewett romained behind. A later report from the Palace at an early hour of tho morning said that then* was no change in the condition of His Majesty since the issue of the bulletin last evening.

Interesting comments on tho ray-therapy treatment now being employed to aid the King were made yesterday by a leading Auckland radiologist. The cabled news showed the treatment was by the use of ultra-violet light, ho said. This had only lately come into much prominence, although its effects had been known for some 12 or 15 years past. It had been specially used in the treatment of rickots and similar troubles, and also for tubercular conditions.

As far as wave-lengths were concerned, the ultra-violet rays lay between the colour spectrnm and the X-rays. They consisted of a large number of different wave-lengths analogous to the colour spectrum, and particular wave-lengths produced specific reactions. Different types of generating ap paratus were used, according to the par ticular wave-lengths that wero wanted. The most commonly used was some form of electric arc light, using tungsten car hons or iron electrodes and the mercurv vapour lamp. The ultra-violet ray played a specific part in the formation of vilairiines in living organic substances. The specialist did not know that the treatment would have any special effect on the King's emovema. and said it. was doubtless being used wifV> a view to building uv> his general health. Thero aro ultra-violet equipments in Auckland, but the need for their use is greatly lessened bv tlio abnndant natural sunshine that wo enjoy. Ultra-violet rays arc not to bo confused with " violet rays," a term commonly applied to high frequency electrical treatment.

CATHOLIC SYMPATHY.

DIOCESE OF NOTTINGHAM.

PRAYERS ASKED FOR. KING.

Australian Press Association—United Service LONDON, Dec. 16.

The Roman Catholic Churches in the Nottingham dioceso, in view of the King's illness, celebrated a solemn exposition of tho Blessed Sacrament. The Bishop, the Right Rev. Thomas Dunn, in a circular letter to his clergy, says: "I beg you to exhort your people to pray that His Majesty bo restored to health, and that God may preserve for many years the precious life of our justly beloved Sovereign. "The country needs King George,, who has been an example to all persons, and a most valuable head of the State.

"At the time of this great crisis through which we are passing I personally feel that tho great blow is not going to fall."

WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL. SPECIAL DAILY SERVICE. Australian find N.Z. Press Association. (Received December 17, 5.25 p.m.) LONDON. Dec 16. Special daily services, commencing today,/will bo held in Westminster Cathedral, in view of tho King's illness The Blessed Sacrament will be solemnly exposed between 12 and 1 p.m. daily.